Oberwirbach
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Oberwirbach
City of Bad Blankenburg
Coordinates: 50 ° 39 ′ 4 ″ N , 11 ° 16 ′ 36 ″ E
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| Height : | 511 m |
| Residents : | 94 (December 31, 2015) |
| Incorporation : | March 23, 1993 |
| Postal code : | 07422 |
| Area code : | 036741 |
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Oberwirbach is a district of the town of Bad Blankenburg in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in Thuringia .
Geography and geology
The highest district of the city of Bad Blankenburg is located south of the city and can be reached via the K177 district road and the village's feeder road . The village, which is located on a high plateau in the Thuringian Slate Mountains , is surrounded by free usable areas and mainly forest. There are ravine-like slopes not far from the village.
Neighboring places
Neighboring towns are to the north of Unterwirbach and Bad Blankenburg and to the south of Braunsdorf .
history
The first documentary mention of the high Thuringian forest village has been in existence since February 17, 1286. The village church dates from the 13th century. Until 1918 the place belonged to the sovereignty of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .
economy
The slate pen (stylus) production was a line of business. There are several quarries in the area. There was and is limited agricultural activity. Forestry work dominates.
Web links
- Oberwirbach on the website of the city of Bad Blankenburg
- More information on St. Bartholomew's Church at romanik-thueringen.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Official website of Bad Blankenburg
- ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 211.
